In the name of God Amen The fourth day of February in the Year of our Lord God 1742 [?] I John Dickinson of North Hamton County in North Carolina Gentleman Planter being in helth of Body & of Perfect mind & memory Thanks be Given unto God Therefore calling unto mind the Mortality of my body & knowing that it is apointed for all men once to dye do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament That is to Say Principally & first of all I Recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that Gave it & for my Body I Recommend it to the Earth To be buried in a Christian like & decent manner at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the Same again by the mighty Power of God And as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this life. I Give, devise & dispose of the Same in the following manner & form.

ITEM I Give & bequeath unto my loving wife Rebekah Dickinson one feather Bed & furniture & two Horses or mares & twelve  Head of Cattle of her own Choosing of my [Collection?] ??? whole Stock of Sheep two Iron Potts & Poll Hooks & Six Pewter Basbras[?] & three Negroes Names Tone Frank and Harry & the use of my Plantation Whereon I now live During her [natural] Life & after her Decease I do give devise & dispose of the aforesaid Negroes to my Son Isaac.

ITEM I Give & bequeath unto my Son Daniel Dickenson my negro named Cofee & The Plantation whereon he now lives.

ITEM I Give & bequeath unto my Son John Dickinson the Plantation whereon he now lives & five Shillings Cash.

ITEM I Give & bequeath unto my Son David Dickinson one Negro Girl named Bess & a piece of Land lying between the Reedy Branch & John Hortons line up the Reedy Branch to the Road And So allong the Road to Andrew Irwings line & down the Said Line to John Hortons Line & one mare & Calf & two Cows & Calves & one feather Bed & bolster & one Pair of Blankets & one old Gun

ITEM I Give and bequeath unto my Son Isaac Dickinson the plantation whereon I now live & three Negres named Frank Tony and Harry after his mothers Decease

ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Sarah Daniel one Cow & Calf.

ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Futrel five Shillings Virginia Currency.

ITEM I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Rebecca Newsom three Cows & Calves.

ITEM I Give & Bequeath unto my Daughter Charity Dickenson one Negro Girl named Sen.

ITEM I Give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Dickenson one Negro Girl named Dinah.

The Rest of my Estate I Give to be Equally Divided between my wife Rebeckah Dickenson & David Dickenson &Isaac Dickenson & Mary Dickenson & Charity Dickenson & of this my Last Will & Testament I make & Constitute nominate & appoints my Sons Daniel Dickenson & John Dickinsons my hole & Sole Executors Revoking & Anuling all former wills by me heretofore made & ratified & Confirming this & no other to be my Last will & Testament. John Dickinson {seal}

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declared by the Said Testator to be his last will & Testament in the Presence of us the Subscribers Viz. Joseph Jordan Robert Peells Isaac Parker presents[?}

Northampton County Sst August Court 1749. The within written Will of John Dickinson deceased was proved in open Court by the Oath of Affirmation of Isaac Parker and Robert Peell two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and at ye same time Daniel Dickinson & John Dickinson were duly Qualified Executors thereof. Test J Edwards ????????

John Dickinson’s Will Lts Issd 24th Augt 1749

North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Not Stated, Original Wills, Davison,John – Hill, George, Image 63.

Transcribed 5 Feb 2026 by Nancy Maliwesky